Table 1 Phospholipid and fatty acid composition of the lecithin used in this work (Sunlec25) and a soybean derived lecithin for comparison purposes.
From: Spontaneous nanosized liposome formation from crude dried lecithin upon addition of glycerol
Phospholipid | Sunlec25 sunflower (w/w %) | Phospholipon20 Soybean (w/w %) |
|---|---|---|
Phosphatidylcholine | 25 | 25 |
Phosphatidylinositol | 24 | 15 |
Phosphatidylethanolamine | 14 | 24 |
Phosphatidic acid | 7 | 7 |
Minor phospholipids | 5 | 6 |
Lysophosholipids | 6 | 8 |
Glycolipids | 18 | 15 |
Fatty acid | Weight % | Weight % |
|---|---|---|
16:0 | 17.6 | 18.9 |
18:0 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
18:1 | 11.1 | 9.7 |
18:2 | 64.7 | 58.8 |
18:3 | n.d | 6.6 |
